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A R193bn South African fixed-income manager plans startup fund
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Renewable power costs rise, just not as much as fossil fuels
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Mbalula promises e-toll solution 'for sure' this time
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R3.4bn in UIF TERS monies returned, Phase 2 of Follow the Money project to start in July
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IEA backs nuclear life extensions as Koeberg pushes ahead with 20-year plan
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Reunert targets renewable energy market
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Pan African study highlights Mogale Gold's fast payback, low costs, output uplift, ungeared return
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NUM and Numsa reject 7% wage offer increase, plan protest at Eskom headquarters
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Rolls-Royce buys innovative German hydrogen PEM cell company
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European Space Agency awards new satellite project to Airbus
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Consumer confidence plummets to record low
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Eskom nears completion of rectification of major boiler defects
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Capital raise under way to progress copper-zinc mine in Northern Cape
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Nothing more important than growing the economy and creating jobs - Cape Town mayor
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South Africa's FDI inflows increased to R27.2bn in the first quarter
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Eskom warns of high risk of Stage 6 load-shedding on Tuesday night amid ongoing strike
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US to help fund study for deployment of small modular nuclear reactors in Romania
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Power trip: While Stage 4 drags on some unions want Pravin, but Eskom heads to CCMA
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G7 edges closer to ditching pledge to end fossil-fuel financing
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South Africa’s Airlink signs codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways
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Stage 4 power cuts to continue until Wednesday due to labour action, says Eskom
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If power station protests persist, there’ll be much more load-shedding, Eskom warns
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Sephaku reports higher profit, warns of industry headwinds
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Farmers petition government to intervene in Tiger Brands factory closure
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WWF report calls for insurers to block high-impact hydropower projects
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New mindset at SAA will lead to a profit being turned in future, says CEO
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UAE to build Red Sea port in Sudan in $6 billion investment package
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Prieska Power Reserve partners IDC to further South Africa’s green hydrogen ambitions
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Volvo CE starts testing of its first prototype hydrogen articulated hauler
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World Bank approves R7.6bn loan to boost vaccination drive
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Cisco Security Cloud to provide end-to-end cybersecurity for ecosystems
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Ghana seeks strategic partner to upgrade VALCO aluminium smelter
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R40m earmarked to help curb, prevent electricity vandalism in Cape Town
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WTO set to debate tariffs on $26.7tr in global e-commerce
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Motsepe plans to boost clean power generation seven fold
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ARC Fund confirms satisfactory performance of portfolio in Q1
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South Africa says UAE arrests Gupta brothers, wanted on corruption charges
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Actis set to complete stake sale of $1.8bn Lekela by July
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